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July 14, 2021

18 hours ago, Minnie29 said:

Does anyone know how to book an Alcove at Lawn Club on the Silhouette. Can’t see anything on my planner.

does anyone know how much it is and when you can book?

@minnie29 you should see it in the Speciality Dining section of the cruise planner. They are under The Alcoves - At sea from £176.79 GBP adult and The Alcoves - At port from £70.29 GBP adult . However, despite how it is worded I seem to remember this was the total (net of tax etc) for the cabana not per guest. The prices may vary for the different sailings.

July 13, 2021

1 hour ago, Shewal said:

It’s breakfast served in the Tuscan grill. Had it a couple of days on our last cruise on the Silhouette and it was excellent - a nice change from Luminae which had a rather noisy and badly behaved child there most mornings 😂 I believe it is being served on the ship currently - I’m sure someone mentioned it.

I have heard via another group that it is being served as usual. The + was a bit misleading as I meant Elite upwards..completely forgot that Elite plus was a thing as it’s still a good few cruises away for us to get to ‘plus’ status, but we’ve been around long enough to make it to Elite over several years. It’s one of the few ‘perks’ we make use of, along with the scoop of ice cream that you get at the Classic level onwards 😀

July 13, 2021

Has anyone heard whether the Elite+ breakfasts are happening on the current cruises?

July 8, 2021

8 minutes ago, upwarduk said:

Just been looking at the Health & Safety protocols for Southampton cruises which were updated yesterday 07/07/21.

It states you need proof of residency, which I am assuming is a passport/ driving licence, but it doesn’t state what.

‘For more information, click here,’ takes you through to a Gov.UK web site, which looks as thought it’s for residency application. They require Bank statements, bills etc ( all banking done on line now, since the pandemic). Vey confusing.
I have rung our TA, who of course is out of the office, so I have also emailed her.

I will update with a reply.

@upwardUK unless I've missed something I do not think they are asking everyone for proof of residency:

"Guests who have had their vaccinations administered in countries outside of the UK, will need to bring proof of their vaccinations along with proof of residency in the UK."

so it looks like it's only related to how people can prove vaccination status and eligibility to reside in the UK if they had their jabs elsewhere.

July 7, 2021

13 minutes ago, lovetoholiday said:

They phoned my friend and told her there was a problem with her and her husband's. She asked if mine was ok and they said no it was the same. They didn't actually call me so I got the number off my friend and called them. I told the guy on the phone about not having the QR codes scanned and it seemed to be an 'oh right' moment as if ' oh that explains it' kind of thing, but maybe that's just me reading that into it.

Thank you again, it gives me something to look out for to maximise the chances of a successful visit.

July 7, 2021

7 minutes ago, lovetoholiday said:

I think but don't know for sure that the problem might be that they didn't scan our QR codes.

They told us today that they couldn't match our appointment to the barcodes on the test.

I went with my 2 friends and there was only the 3 of us, so no rushed job. The 3 people there were very friendy and chatty and seemed as if they knew what they were doing.

@lovetoholiday Thank you! I didn’t want to tag you directly with my question as didn’t want to add to your stress, so appreciate you responding. Did they contact you to let you know it hadn’t gone to plan and you’d need testing at the port, or did you have to chase them?

July 7, 2021

I’ve seen two reports of problems with PCR test results after testing via Eurofin at Radisson Blu, East Midlands Airport.

Has anyone had a successful experience there? It’s our closest test site, but the reports I’ve seen don’t fill me with confidence.

June 10, 2021

9 hours ago, cublet said:

But the amount of OBC (in $) will be at a 1:1 exchange rate from £ so what would have been £100 equalling (approx) $140, all I will get is $100. OK, not a great difference for solo use of a concierge cabin, but the difference to a family in a suite would be considerable.

@cublet This was not my experience. The amount was quoted in £ and then converted to $ at the current business exchange rate (ish). Once added to my account it then converted back to £ at the same exchange rate I'd locked in when spending my original OBC online. As we won't be spending it prior to the cruise I expect it to switch back to the original $ amount that was quoted on the new invoice. I booked directly with Celebrity this time, not through a TA.

June 9, 2021

3 hours ago, 38anchor said:

Just had a disappointing call with Celebrity, but others who are not directly in the same situation may benefit

I’d be tempted to call back and speak to another agent. If you hear the same messaging from a second person maybe just very politely ask where that is in the T&Cs. I haven’t seen anything that suggests this would be a blocker for the discount, but they do have fine print all over the place!

June 8, 2021

It’s hidden well but if you look for the info on the various inclusive packages and then scroll to the bottom of the page for the small print it all describes OBC rather than the main text that promotes shore excursions. Here’s an example on the page about Elevate... https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-deals/elevate-package

May 30, 2021

1 hour ago, Mim Lloyd said:

We're booked with my son and his family for the 17 July sailing. He had his first vaccination just over 2 weeks ago and can't get a booking for earlier than 30 July, so we're panicking a bit now. If he can't manage to get his second jab before 17 July will Celebrity stop him boarding?

If it helps, on the website, these are the latest conditions for travel : https://www.celebritycruises.com/gb/healthy-at-sea/uk-travel-requirements

May 13, 2021

8 hours ago, laslomas said:

Thanks for the link. It is strange it has not been updated in 6 months, so I see that is why it remains as Celebrity shore excursions only.

I am interested in this information that seems to be from a US body, but explains restrictions on UK cruises. It also mentions that changes could come at 21st June, which is the next step in our Covid restrictions being relaxed. So I am hoping that there will be a relaxing of the shore excursion policy at the same time. I shall certainly wait until then before making any excursion bookings

Capacity and Gathering Restrictions set for U.K. Domestic Cruises (maritime-executive.com)

It looks like the US website has paraphrased that info from here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-cruise-ship-travel . Not much more info on this page though and ultimately it just links back to the article Bretty found (thank you).

Re the CD, I’ve also read somewhere that it is Dan. He’s definitely on board a Celebrity ship somewhere as he posted a story on a social media site earlier this week....he didn’t say which ship though!

We are also booked on the July 23rd cruise.... desperately trying not to have any preconceptions about what it will be like if it happens, just reminding myself that it’ll be great to be out at sea again whatever rules apply!

March 4, 2018

The cruises are on the Silhouette and it’s been slightly complicated by ports changing because of the work taking place in Port Everglades. The first cruise now uses Miami. Second is still Port Everglades but with a later than normal departure time. We’ve had varying reports on whether we’ll be able to stay on the ship as it repositions but as long as Celebrity move us between the two ports somehow I’m not too concerned! Seems like the rest will be reasonably hassle free. Thank you everyone for your replies!